Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (ULCC) – What Are Brokerages Saying About This Stock?

Shares of Frontier Group Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ULCC) have earned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the nine ratings firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company. The average 12 month price objective among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $6.29.

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays lowered their price objective on Frontier Group from $7.00 to $5.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 11th. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Frontier Group from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, September 24th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Frontier Group from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Zacks Research downgraded Frontier Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of Frontier Group from $7.00 to $6.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th.

Frontier Group Trading Down 6.8%

Shares of NASDAQ:ULCC opened at $4.94 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $5.80. Frontier Group has a 1 year low of $3.02 and a 1 year high of $8.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.77, a current ratio of 0.58 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $1.14 billion, a P/E ratio of -2.94 and a beta of 2.64.

Frontier Group (NASDAQ:ULCC) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.47) by $0.37. Frontier Group had a negative return on equity of 35.54% and a negative net margin of 9.29%. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.22 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.31) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 37.7% on a year-over-year basis. Frontier Group has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.000-0.200 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at -0.100-0.100 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Frontier Group will post -0.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Frontier Group

In other news, SVP Steve Schuller sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $7.55, for a total value of $75,500.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 87,175 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $658,171.25. This represents a 10.29% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, VP Trevor J. Stedke sold 167,277 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.03, for a total value of $1,343,234.31. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 349,662 shares of company stock valued at $2,786,452. 48.00% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Frontier Group

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Frontier Group in the second quarter worth $47,205,000. U S Global Investors Inc. lifted its position in Frontier Group by 63.9% during the first quarter. U S Global Investors Inc. now owns 6,781,412 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,938,000 after purchasing an additional 2,643,448 shares during the period. Silver Point Capital L.P. bought a new stake in Frontier Group in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,141,850. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new stake in Frontier Group during the second quarter valued at $7,337,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new position in Frontier Group in the second quarter valued at about $4,373,000.

Frontier Group Company Profile

Frontier Group Holdings, Inc is the parent company of Frontier Airlines, an ultra-low-cost passenger airline headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The company operates a low-fare, point-to-point air transportation business, primarily serving leisure travelers and price-conscious customers.

Frontier Airlines offers scheduled flights to destinations across the United States, as well as selected locations in the Caribbean and Latin America. Its business model emphasizes low base fares with additional charges for optional services such as checked baggage, seat selection, priority boarding and other travel-related products.

Frontier Airlines traces its roots to 1994 and has expanded its network through a fleet focused largely on Airbus narrow-body aircraft.